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Thursday, 01 January 2026, 13:23
The counterintelligence unit of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian agent who, acting on the instructions of the Federal Security Service (FSB), collected coordinates for a missile and drone strike on Odesa.
The Russian army shelled the private sector of the Kramatorsk community in the Donetsk region, damaging residential buildings.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. aerospace company Bell Textron Inc to develop industrial cooperation in aviation technologies.
Russia has effectively acknowledged that the reconstruction of occupied Avdiivka has been halted.
15 October 2025
The existing cooperation between London and Kyiv in drone production, which is currently helping Ukraine resist Russian aggression, will also contribute to the development of Ukraine's defense industry in peacetime.
In Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, two people were injured and a Nova Poshta terminal and an apartment building were damaged during a Russian drone attack on the evening of October 15.
During its visit to the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, the Ukrainian delegation discussed energy sector recovery needs with partners from the United States and international financial institutions.
The United States is delivering weapons and equipment to Ukraine strictly according to schedule.
The United Kingdom is carefully considering joining NATO's PURL initiative for purchasing American weapons for Ukraine, but for now continues to provide Ukraine with assistance, some of which is unique.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on potential cooperation in the energy sector, including the supply of American gas to Ukraine.
In London, Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk handed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer an updated list of Ukraine's urgent defense needs.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko met with the leadership of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss the continuation of cooperation and a new program for Ukraine for 2026-2029.
Russia spends around $150 billion per year on the war, meaning Ukraine will need at least $120 billion for defense in 2026. Half of this amount is to be raised from international partners and allocated to the production of European and Ukrainian weapons.
Ukraine and its international partners must synchronize their efforts on sanctions policy against Russia to apply consistent pressure and bring the war to a real end.
Ukraine's main task at this stage is to expand its long-range strike capabilities against enemy territory. The potential exists, and systems like Patriots and Tomahawks can help lay the foundation for lasting peace.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal outlined the key priorities he presented to international partners during the 31st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format.
At today's meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, representatives of 19 countries expressed their readiness to provide Ukraine with new military aid packages.
Germany is allocating EUR 400 million to support the production of Ukrainian long-range drones, whose strikes on targets deep inside Russia are already yielding results.
Supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression is in the shared interests of NATO member states and other democracies, as the outcome of this war will have consequences far beyond Ukraine's borders.
The U.S. Department of War is prepared to join NATO's collective efforts to secure peace in Ukraine if no path toward peace emerges in the near future. In the meantime, the PURL initiative remains the best instrument for assisting Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi visited military units and formations holding back the enemy on the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region and issued instructions to ensure the brigades are fully supplied.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius opened the 31st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format and pledged further support, including in the area of air defense.
On Wednesday, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Russia’s largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, as well on tankers of Russia’s shadow fleet.
Since the start of the day, 99 clashes have occurred between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops, with fighting ongoing in six sectors of the front. The enemy has been most active in the Pokrovsk sector.
To better protect its critical infrastructure from Russian strikes, Ukraine requires, among other things, unique air defense systems produced by the United States.
In Brussels, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius and European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos to discuss financing for the defense sector and the use of frozen Russian assets.
A Russian drone struck farming equipment in a field near the village of Huliaipilske in Zaporizhzhia region. A man operating the tractor was injured.
More than half of NATO member states have expressed readiness to join the Alliance’s PURL initiative, which aims to purchase American weapons for Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump is optimistic about the possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine following the successful hostage exchange in the Middle East.